Der Besuch (1964)
Die Millionärin Karla Zachanassian durch Heirat zu einer der reichsten Frauen der Welt geworden, hat nach 20 Jahren Abwesenheit ihren Besuch in Güllen, einer Stadt irgendwo auf dem Balkan, angekündigt. Die Bewohner der heruntergekommenen Kleinstadt, allen voran der Bürgermeister erhoffen sich finanzielle Unterstützung von der früheren Tochter der Stadt, die, so munkelt man, auch noch alte Gefühle für ihren damaligen Schwarm, den Lebensmittelhändler Serge Miller hegen dürfte. Er vor allem soll Karla umschmeicheln und sie zu einer Spende für die Stadt überreden. Alles lässt sich gut an, bis Klara nach der hymnischen Rede des Bürgermeisters zum abendlichen Empfang ebenso selbstbewusst wie kühl klarstellt, dass keines seiner Worte wahr sei.
Der Regisseur:
Bernhard Wicki
Der Autor:
Ben Barzman
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Ingrid Bergman as Karla Zachanassian |
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Anthony Quinn as Serge Miller |
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Irina Demick as Anya |
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Paolo Stoppa as Doctor |
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Hans Christian Blech as Police Captain Dobrik |
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Romolo Valli as Town Painter |
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Claude Dauphin as Lawyer Bardick |
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Jacques Dufilho as Police Officer Fisch |
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Richard Münch as Teacher |
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Ernst Schröder as Mayor |
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Leonard Steckel as Minister |
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Valentina Cortese as Mathilda Miller |
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Eduardo Ciannelli as Innkeeper (uncredited) |
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Marco Guglielmi as Police Officer Chesco (uncredited) |
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Giorgio Sciommer as Henri, the Hair Stylist (uncredited) |
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Roberto Bruno as Albert (uncredited) |
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Dante Maggio as Cadek (uncredited) |
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Marcella Rovena as Mayor's Wife (uncredited) |
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Fausto Tozzi as Darvis (uncredited) |
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Gustavo De Nardo as Station Master (uncredited) |
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Vera Drudi as Villager (uncredited) |
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Aristide Catoni as Villager (uncredited) |
| Directing | Bernhard Wicki | Director |
| Editing | Françoise Diot | Editor |
| Writing | Ben Barzman | Screenplay |
| Production | Paolo Rolli | Casting |
| Writing | Friedrich Dürrenmatt | Theatre Play |
| Editing | Samuel E. Beetley | Editor |
| Writing | Maurice Valency | Adaptation |
| Sound | Hans-Martin Majewski | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Richard Arnell | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Armando Nannuzzi | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nina Ricci | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | René Hubert | Costume Design |
| Camera | Alberto Corchi | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Claudio Cirillo | Camera Operator |
| Production | Julien Derode | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Christidès | Set Dressing Artist |
| Art | Léon Barsacq | Art Direction |
| Directing | Elvira D'Amico | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giorgio Sciommer | Hairstylist |
| Production | Ingrid Bergman | Producer |
| Production | Anthony Quinn | Producer |
| Writing | Friedrich Dürrenmatt | Writer |
| Camera | Larry Shaw | Still Photographer |